Would You Wear It – Hearts

Would You Wear It - Hearts

Happy Saturday, ladies!  Welcome to Would You Wear It – Hearts?

Today, Jennifer and I have fashion displays for you to consider if you would or would not wear.

Please tell us what you think of the clothing on our displays, and explain in helpful, constructive ways if you would or would not wear.

The comments are really helpful to others.

Would You Wear It - hearts

I went in several stories last week and “hearts” were in most places. So, I have given you two with hearts…and one heartless (LOL).  So, tell us……..

WOULD YOU WEAR IT??

 

 

 

BECAUSE YOU ASKED

Lemon Jam by Iris

Last week, I shared recipes from my friend Iris, and mentioned in a comment she had given me some lemon jam.  Cindy quickly requested the recipe.

So here is what Iris calls, Sunshine in a Jar….and I agree…it is very vibrant and delicious…beginning with a note from Iris!

I adore lemony desserts. I also enjoy orange marmalade. But I only discovered lemon jam when I visited a French bakery.

After making it at home, I have to ask myself now, why isn’t lemon jam a bigger deal? It should be!

Making lemon jam or marmalade is a two-day process. On the first day, you slice the lemons and soak them in water overnight to soften the peel and help release the pectin required for setting the jam. After soaking for about 12 hours, you cook the fruit and add the sugar.

Because making marmalade requires using the entire fruit including peel, it’s important you use organic or homegrown Meyer lemons. Not only are Meyer lemons sweeter, you’ll want to avoid any chemicals used in growing the fruit.

You only need three ingredients to make lemon jam: Lemons, water, and plain old white sugar. The most tedious part of making this is removing every. single. seed.

The payoff is a jar of pure sunshine spooned onto your toast, in your yogurt, or used to glaze your next ham or cake.

Ingredients

6 cups chopped lemons (about 12-16 lemons, depending on size)

6 cups water

6-8 cups sugar (depends on your taste and tartness of the lemons)

Iris lemon jam cooking

  1. Thoroughly wash the lemons and remove any stems. Thinly slice or chop the lemons and remove any seeds.
  2. Place the lemon slices in a non-reactive bowl. Add 6 cups of water, cover the bowl, and leave the lemons to stand overnight.
  3. Put the lemons and water into a large, non-reactive saucepan. Over medium-high heat, bring the fruit and water to the boil. Boil for approximately 15-20 minutes or until the lemon peel is tender, stirring occasionally. It is important to cook the peel until it is tender before you add the sugar. Once you add the sugar the peel will no longer soften.
  4. Meanwhile, sterilize your jam jars and lids (either in the oven on a baking sheet or in a pot of boiling water).
  5. Add the sugar and stir well to dissolve it. After dissolving the sugar, return the fruit to the boil, stir occasionally and skim to remove any foam. After adding the sugar, completely dissolve it before bringing the mixture back to the boil. If there are big chunks of peel at this point, you can always use an immersion blender to chop the pieces down further. Keep some small chunks, though, for texture.
  6. Continue to stir until the lemon jam reaches the setting point, about 20 or so minutes. Your jam has reached setting point when the temperature reaches 220 degrees F. Don’t overcook it! You want the jam to turn a deeper golden color, not dark brown. (You can also put a plate in the freezer and spoon some jam on it. Wait a few minutes, then push it with a spoon, if the jam “wrinkles,” it’s set.)
  7. Take the mixture off the heat and let the marmalade stand for about 10 minutes. This will help evenly distribute the fruit throughout the jars. Carefully ladle the lemon jam into the heated, sterilized jars and let cool on your counter. You should hear the lids “snap” as the jars seal.

Thanks to Iris for all of these amazing recipes…she has one more for us especially for February!

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By Pamela Lutrell

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31 Comments

  1. Good morning Pam, I love the dress and would wear with leggings. A compy, hides everything outfit. The sweater looks to hot for me and I do not wear skirts any more. I received my Foxcroft shirts yesterday. THANK YOU for that link and letting us know about the sale. I really enjoyed the post on strengthening your bones and the links to read further on osteoporosis. Another, area of my life I’ve been neglecting. Have a great day!

  2. Happy Saturday, Betty! Thank you for starting us off today! I am so glad you were reading this week and love your Foxcroft purchases. I wore one of my $10 tunics yesterday! It was also unexpected and wonderful to receive them so quickly! Have a joyous day!

  3. Happy Saturday Pam! I like the black sweater, but for me that’s about it due to the pattern. The middle outfit would not be flattering colorr-wise, so I’d pass on all of it actually. I do wear skirts and dresses, but the tiny pattern just isn’t my style. The recipe is a different story, and I’m making a note of that one!

  4. The lemon jam is so good! I am enjoying the jar that Iris gave me! Have a wonderful day Karen!

  5. I’d wear the shorter dress on left with tights and boots or flats, if we did not have snow. Lol. The skirt set on right is just a no. I don’t wear long skirts and really don’t find them flattering on others.
    The center most mannequin is okay with me, though that sweater is a tad too long over her black leggings, I feel. I’d go with a long sleeve Vee neck tee in Ivory, and long swingy cardigan with pretty bright scarf tied loosely.

  6. Thanks for presenting so many options today. I really like the skirt and the cardigan. The skirt is the perfect length for me and I could wear it with lots of different coloured tops. A black cardigan is one of my wardrobe basics. I would pass on the dress as it is the wrong shape and length for me. I would also pass on the sweater – while I like the length, the colour would do me no favours. However, the legging look comfortable and would be a nice change from wearing jeans every day.

    Happy Saturday

  7. I might go for the sleeveless shell they show in that same print. It would be a cute pop for Valentine’s day. The lemon marmalade looks fun. It’s supposed to snow tomorrow. I’ll put lemons on my grocery list and try them out on my snow day.

  8. Hello! No to the heart print. I don’t wear prints like that. I do like the middle outfit, I would wear the cozy gray sweater with slim black pants and a colorful silk scarf or long pink pearl necklace. Happy Saturday.

  9. I like the sweater! I wouldn’t wear the rest of the pieces. This just isn’t my style. I’m not sure about the leggings but in reading other comments, I would rethink.

    The jam sounds heavenly so I can’t wait to make it!

  10. i like the longer skirt, if i were still working, i would wear that with an office appropriate blouse or jacket like they have here…as a nod to Valentines Day. the sweater in the middle is a no for me…same with the dress on the other side…looks like that would be cute on a woman in early pregnancy stage.

  11. Although I don’t normally wear cute prints, the size of this is perfect since from a distance it is just a mix of colours. I really like the skirt and would wear it with a darker T to minimize the break at the waist. It looks so fun with the swishy hemline. I would add a fun necklace in a colour from the skirt and a selection of bracelets. The dress is a no however due to the overall pattern and the length. The sweater is the right length for leggings but the colour would wash me out. Thanks to Iris for sharing the recipe, it sounds so delicious and lemons are going on my list for next grocery outing. Have a wonderful weekend.

  12. Again, I’m pleased to see several of these items in petite sizes which I prefer. I initially did not care for the print items until I enlarged the picture, and realized the print is multi-colored hearts! I do like the blouse which I would wear with solid pants, but I no longer wear skirts. And I have never worn leggings, but do like the sweater with the leggings.
    I am going to type up Iris’ lemon jam recipe to save for next fall-winter season when our Meyer lemons are available again. Their time is now past here in South Georgia, or at least my tree source is. I’m wondering if one needs to keep this jam in the refrigerator since it has not gone through a water bath process.
    When I read your post recently on walking to prevent osteoporosis, I wanted to also suggest yoga as a help for stronger bones as well as flexibility and balance. My arthritis and bursitis make walking difficult, but I can do yoga, and have no longer needed my bone density medications.

  13. I guess you can call me heart-less today, because the only item I’d go for is the sweater in the middle! The heart patterns are just too busy for me.

  14. I would wear all of the outfits if the skirt and dress weren’t heart prints…those read a little juvenile to me…I think the black cardigan is the most versatile and definitely my style..
    The recipe looks yummy and I think I will try it.
    Have a great weekend 😊

  15. I don’t care for the heart print at all so I would not give this display a glance. The sweater in the center is appealing but too long for my taste. It’s lemon season here in SoCal desert where everyone with a lemon tree is offering up their lemons for free. People say they are not the more refined Meyer variety but last year I made limoncello and lemon curd with them. Both came out very well. I’m copying Iris’s recipe and just may give it a go!

  16. The only one of these outfits that I would consider wearing is the “heartless” one. I’m not sure if I could wear the sweater though as I might find the high neckline bothersome. I have nerve damage in my neck/jaw area as a result of surgery so I have to be a bit careful with necklines. The other two outfits simply don’t appeal to me.

  17. Thanks for the Sunshine in a Jar recipe! Now, those 3 outfits: the dress is a firm no for me (length, neckline, print, shapeless “loose and swingy” silhouette…) The turtleneck and leggings would be a winner but in the photo the top appears to be thin ( can see waist on leggings) on the mannequin but not in the photo on the Loft website, so that might be a factor. While I think the skirt and cardigan look fine, it’s not something I wear often in my current lifestyle so I wouldn’t invest clothing $ in them. Hope that doesn’t make me ‘heartless” LOL

  18. Thanks once again to Iris for some lemon ideas! I need to up my kitchen game and finally learn to make jarred jams, etc. Thanks to Iris’ thorough instructions, this seems very achievable.
    As for the fashion display, I like skirts exactly this length but would likely bypass the heart prints as I’d probably only wear at Valentine’s. The dress is a bit shapeless for me, though I enjoyed reading others discuss how they would style it. As for the black pants and sweater, this is perfect. Just that little fleck of color to the neutral, and the funnel neck makes this a fun and cozy choice for what is left of winter – which is not much here! My daffodils are pushing through the soil already. 😁

  19. My sentiments are similar to Tina’s, however will add I would wear the leggings and regardless hearts appear to be every where on garments, most are a tad too cutesy to wear at my age. -Brenda-

  20. I do like this print as it is on the smaller side, seems more abstract, and has lots of colors to mix with solid pieces. The dress seems a bit short for me and a bit too shapeless to be flattering. I think I might order the skirt and matching top which I could wear together as a “dress” or as separates. While solid tops and bottoms are more versatile, it gets a bit boring to not have some prints.

  21. I think I could have some fun with the skirt if I lived somewhere else. Here in the Midwest in February & March, our temps fluctuate from 62 degrees & the promise of spring to <20 degrees with snow on the ground. Later in the season, I’d prefer softer colors. The dress is just too much min-print & too “Grandma’s here,”. I’d pass. I already have pieces like the center mannequin that I wear often, but I might add a scarf or bold jewelry (& shoes, of course – flats or an athletic slip on

  22. These all get a no from me. The dress would look cute on my college age granddaughters, so enough said on that. The middle outfit is ok, but there is nothing special about it. The print skirt is too busy for my taste & too long to be flattering on me.

  23. Thank you Pam for getting us the lemon jam recipe, and thank Iris too! I am thrilled to try it… I like the heart print, but I would only wear it as a blouse. I think it is too much for me as a dress or a skirt (which I seldom wear).

  24. I try not to wear any “cute” patterns as they emphasize my size ( I’m really really short) . To me, cute is a four letter word!
    The dress is crazy short and shapeless. I need a bit of structure. I don’t now and never will wear leggings. Not flattering to my eye. A black cardigan is a must- have but this one looks oversized and shapeless. So no go. I do, even at this height, wear longer skirts. Below the calf muscle so they don’t look dowdy. Paired with heeled boots, if the material has a bit of weight. But no hearts please. Way too Cutesy.

  25. I love the dress and am always looking for shorter dresses because most are too long on me! Can you tell me the name of the store, please? Thank you for your posts!

  26. The links are there on the post for these pieces, Lisa. They are from loft! So happy to have you here!

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